''The Musketeers'' ( da, Gøngehøvdingen) is a 1961 Danish

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ...

directed by Annelise Hovmand and starring Jens Østerholm. It was followed by the 1963 film '' Dronningens vagtmester''.

Plot

The film is set in 1658, a war goes, and winter is cold and harsh. The Swedish King Karl X Gustav, who is drawn with his army from Germany and staying in Jutland, can easily access Copenhagen. In South Zealand, the cuckolds fight against the Swedish supremacy under the leadership of Svend Poulsen, who is called the Gønhøvdingen. Svend gets an unofficial assignment from King Frederik III; to travel to Vordingborg Church to collect 50,000 Rigsdaler and securities belonging to the King. Then the assets must be relocated from Vordingborg to Copenhagen to pay for Copenhagen's defense, and it is important that they arrive in time. Svend gets help from his brother-in-law, Ib Abel. Together, Svend and Ib are trying to get past the Swedish lines as silently as possible, but it is not so easy as they are hunted by a mad German captain and his witch.

Cast

* Jens Østerholm as

Svend Poulsen Svend Poulsen ( – ), also referred to as Svend Poulsen Gønge ( sv, Svend Gjönge Povlsen) was a Danish-Norwegian military commander in the 17th century, serving in the armies of Christian IV, Frederick III, and Christian V. He fought in t ...

(Gøngehøvdingen) *

Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depi ...

as Ib *

Ove Sprogøe Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. O ...

as Tam * Birgitte Federspiel as Kulsoen * Hans Kurt as Kaptajn Mannheimer *

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

as Inger *

Mogens Wieth Mogens Wieth (16 September 1919 – 10 September 1962) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1962. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to stage and film actors Carlo Wieth and Agnes Thorberg Wieth, and h ...

as Frederik III * Pauline Schumann as Dronning Sophie Amalie *

Asbjørn Andersen Asbjørn Andersen (30 August 1903 – 12 December 1978) was a Danish film actor and director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1930 and 1976. He also directed nine films between 1946 and 1952. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark ...

as Borgmester Nansen *

Georg Årlin Georg Adolf Wilhelm Årlin (30 December 1916 – 27 June 1992) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in 50 films between 1940 and 1988. Born in Rödeby, a southern Sweden locality in Blekinge County's Karlskrona Municipality, Georg Årlin di ...

as Colonel Sparre *

Bent Mejding Bent Mejding (born 14 January 1937) is a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and 2007. He is married to the actress Susse Wold. Career Mejding had his debut at Folketeatret Folketeate ...

as Tange * Annegrethe Nissen as Ane Marie * Anne Werner Thomsen as Julie Parsberg * Jørn Jeppesen as Korporal Staal * Keld Markuslund as Præsten Søren

External links

* 1961 films Danish children's films 1960s Danish-language films Films directed by Annelise Hovmand Films set in the 1650s {{Denmark-film-stub